1889 in music

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Events in the year 1889 in music.

Events

November 20 - Gustav Mahler premieres his Symphony No. 1 in Budapest at the Vigadó Concert Hall, at this time described as a "Symphonic-Poem in 2 Parts"; it is not favourably received in this form
Emile Berliner markets the first commercial gramophone records
Joseph Kekuku is credited with inventing the Hawaiian steel guitar

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Edward Elgar - "Queen Mary's Song"
Enrique Granados - Danzas españolas
Augusta Holmès - Ode triomphale
Hubert Parry
- Ode on Saint Cecilia's Day
- Symphony No. 3, in C major, "The English" (first performance)
- Symphony No. 4, in E minor (first performance, original version)
Johan Wagenaar - De Schipbreuk (cantata)

Francesco Cilea - Gina
Robert Fuchs - Die Königsbraut
Miguel Marqués - El plato del día (libretto by Andrés Ruesga, Manuel Lastra and Enrique Prieto, premiered in Madrid)

The Gondoliers (Music: Sir Arthur Sullivan Book & Lyrics: W. S. Gilbert) London production opened at the Savoy Theatre on December 7 and ran for 554 performances
Love's Trickery London production

January 31 - Michael Coleman, fiddler (d. 1945)
February 7 - Claudia Muzio, operatic soprano (d. 1936)
March 2 - Harald Agersnap, Danish classical musician (d. 1982)
March 15 - Billy Jones, singer (d. 1940)
March 16 - Elsie Janis, musical comedy star and songwriter (d. 1956)
April 3 - Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (d. 1948)
April 8 - Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (d. 1983)
April 11 - Nick LaRocca - jazz bandleader (d. 1961)
April 30 - Rudolph Simonsen - composer (d. 1947)
May 15 - Graziella Pareto, operatic soprano (d. 1973)
May 20 - Felix Arndt, pianist & composer (d. 1918)
May 25 - Gilardo Gilardi, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1962)
May 29 - Aksel Agerby, Danish composer, organist, and music administrator (d. 1942)
July 4 - Joe Young, US lyricist and singer (d. 1939)
July 10 - Noble Sissle, bandleader and singer (d. 1975)
August 10 - Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer (d. 1960)
September 10 - Vilém Petrželka, conductor and composer (d. 1967)
September 26 - Frank Crumit, singer (d. 1943)
October 3 - Manuel Manetta, jazz musician & teacher (d. 1969)
October 28 - Juliette Béliveau, actress and singer (d. 1975)
December 11 - Ben Black, composer and impresario (d. 1950)
December 25 - Nathaniel Shilkret, composer and musician (d. 1982)
December 28 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Ballet dancer (d. 1950)
date unknown - Nellie Briercliffe, singer and actress (d. 1966)